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US 12,090,835 · App. 17/290,205 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Arrangement of an air guiding element made of foam on a cooler element, and cooler element and air guiding element made of foam

Inventors: Thorsten Tobias Merz (Lehre, DE); Tomas Schorn (Wolfsburg, DE); Mario Ippoliti (Wolfsburg, DE)
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
B60K11/08B60K11/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,090,835
App. No.
17/290,205
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement of an air guiding element ( 12 ) made of foam on a cooler element ( 14 ) in a front end ( 16 ) of a motor vehicle ( 10 ), wherein the air guiding element ( 12 ) extends up to the cooler element ( 14 ) when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the cooler element ( 14 ) has at least in an outer partial section an elastic seal ( 52 ) having a first sealing section ( 54 ), wherein the air guiding element ( 12 ) bears against the first sealing section ( 54 ) in such a manner that the first sealing section ( 54 ) is brought into a tensioned position to the rear by the air guiding element ( 12 ) when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The invention further relates to a cooler element ( 14 ) for arrangement in a front end ( 16 ) of a motor vehicle ( 10 ) and to an air guiding element ( 12 ) made of foam.

Claims (12)

1. An arrangement of an air guiding element made of foam on a cooler element in a front end of a motor vehicle,

wherein the air guiding element extends up to the cooler element when viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,

wherein the cooler element has an elastic seal having, at least in a first outer partial section, a first sealing section and, at least in a second outer partial section, a second sealing section that extends in a U-shape,

wherein the air guiding element bears against the first sealing section in such a manner that the first sealing section is brought into a tensioned position to the rear by the air guiding element when viewed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and

wherein the air guiding element bears against the second sealing section such that the second sealing section is fixed with respect to a further component in an at least force-fit manner.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the cooler element is stored in the front end so as to be vibration-decoupled from components fixed to the body.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1 ,

wherein a sound generator is arranged in the front end, and

wherein an opening is formed in the air guiding element, the opening directly adjoining the sound generator such that sound can propagate from an outside region of the air guiding element into an inside region of the air guiding element.

4. The arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the sound generator and/or the opening are arranged and/or formed such that the sound is emitted at least partially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the front from the opening and/or that the opening is formed in a funnel shape.

5. The arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the sound generator is arranged in such a sealing manner with respect to the air guiding element such that the sound is emitted completely or largely through the opening.

6. The arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the sound generator and the cooler element, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, are arranged next to one another without overlapping in a transverse direction of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: MERZ, THORSTEN TOBIAS; SCHORN, TOMAS; IPPOLITI, MARIO
To: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 057070/0020 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 218 520.4 · Oct 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220016971A1 · Jan 20, 2022
Cited By (1)
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